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David Williams (California federal judge)

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David Williams

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Prior offices

United States District Court for the Central District of California


Education

Personal


David Welford Williams (1910-2000) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

Williams was nominated by President Richard Nixon on May 8, 1969, to a seat vacated by Peirson Hall; he was confirmed by the Senate on June 19, 1969, and received commission the next day. He assumed senior status on January 17, 1981. He served the Central District of California until his death on May 6, 2000. Williams was succeeded in this position by Edward Rafeedie.

Early life and education

  • University of California, Los Angeles, A.B., 1934
  • University of Southern California Law School, LL.B., 1937

Professional career

  • Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1937-1955
  • Judge, Los Angeles Municipal Court, 1956-1962
  • Judge, Los Angeles Superior Court, 1962-1969
  • Judge, Los Angeles County Grand Jury, 1965

Judicial nominations and appointments

Central District of California

Williams was nominated by President Richard Nixon on May 8, 1969, to a seat vacated by Peirson Hall;[1] he was confirmed by the Senate on June 19, 1969, and received commission the next day. He assumed senior status on January 17, 1981. He served the Central District of California until his death on May 6, 2000. Williams was succeeded in this position by Edward Rafeedie.

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Political offices
Preceded by:
Peirson Hall
Central District of California
1969–1981
Seat #9
Succeeded by:
Edward Rafeedie

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Federal judges who have served the United States District Court for the Central District of California
Active judges

Chief JudgeDolly Gee   •  John Walter (California)  •  Otis Wright  •  Percy Anderson  •  David Carter (California)  •  Robert Klausner  •  Stephen V. Wilson  •  Fernando Olguin  •  Stanley Blumenfeld  •  Josephine Staton  •  Michael Fitzgerald (California)  •  Michelle Williams Court  •  Jesus Bernal  •  Sunshine S. Sykes  •  Fred W. Slaughter  •  Serena R. Murillo  •  André Birotte, Jr.  •  Sherilyn P. Garnett  •  Kenly Kiya Kato  •  Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong  •  Fernando Aenlle-Rocha  •  Wesley Hsu  •  Mark Scarsi  •  Anne Hwang  •  John Holcomb (California)  •  Hernán D. Vera  •  Mónica Ramírez Almadani  •  Cynthia Valenzuela

Senior judges

James Selna  •  Dean Pregerson  •  George Wu  •  Valerie Baker Fairbank  •  Dale Fischer  •  Terry Hatter  •  William Duffy Keller  •  Virginia Phillips  •  Ronald Lew  •  Consuelo Marshall  •  Christina Snyder  •  John A. Kronstadt  •  

Magistrate judges Charles F. Eick  •  Paul Abrams  •  Jacqueline Chooljian  •  Alicia Rosenberg  •  Sheri Pym  •  John McDermott (California)  •  Jean Rosenbluth  •  Michael Wilner  •  Douglas McCormick  •  Alka Sagar  •  Kenly Kiya Kato  •  Louise A. LaMothe  •  Steve Kim (California)  •  Karen Stevenson  •  Karen Scott  •  John Early  •  Alexander MacKinnon  •  Rozella Oliver  •  Gail Standish  •  Maria Audero  •  Pedro Castillo  •  Shashi Kewalramani  •  Autumn Spaeth  •  Margo Rocconi  •  Patricia Donahue  •  
Former Article III judges

Gilbert Jertberg  •  Carlos Moreno  •  Kim McLane Wardlaw  •  Alicemarie Stotler  •  Cormac Carney  •  Audrey Collins  •  Florence-Marie Cooper  •  Gary Feess  •  Andrew Guilford  •  Philip Gutierrez  •  Robert Kelleher  •  Stephen Larson  •  Spencer Letts  •  Howard Matz  •  Mariana Pfaelzer  •  S. James Otero  •  Manuel Real  •  George Schiavelli  •  Robert Takasugi  •  Harry Pregerson  •  Pamela Rymer  •  Richard Paez  •  Warren Ferguson  •  Cynthia Holcomb Hall  •  Ferdinand Francis Fernandez  •  Leon Rene Yankwich  •  Albert Lee Stephens, Jr.  •  Margaret Morrow  •  Lourdes Baird  •  Robert Bonner  •  William Byrne, Jr.  •  William Byrne, Sr.  •  Charles Carr  •  Thurmond Clarke  •  Elisha Crary  •  Jesse Curtis  •  John Davies  •  Robert Firth  •  Richard Gadbois  •  William Gray (California)  •  Peirson Hall  •  Andrew Hauk  •  Irving Hill  •  Harry Hupp  •  James Ideman  •  David Kenyon  •  Malcolm Lucas  •  Lawrence Lydick  •  Linda McLaughlin  •  Edward Rafeedie  •  William Rea  •  Gary L. Taylor  •  Dickran Tevrizian  •  Laughlin Waters  •  Francis Whelan  •  David Williams (California federal judge)  •  Jacqueline Nguyen  •  Beverly Reid O'Connell  •  Atsushi Wallace Tashima  •  

Former Chief judges

Alicemarie Stotler  •  Cormac Carney  •  Philip Gutierrez  •  Terry Hatter  •  Virginia Phillips  •  George King (California)  •  Consuelo Marshall  •  Manuel Real  •  Albert Lee Stephens, Jr.  •  William Byrne, Jr.  •  Thurmond Clarke  •  Andrew Hauk  •  Irving Hill  •  

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Federal judges nominated by Richard Nixon
1969

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1970

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1971

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Young
1972

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1973

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1974

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